Use the free printable rectangle shape turkey template to color, cut, and glue together your own turkey craft. Perfect for Thanksgiving decorations.
Our rectangle turkey is a simple Thanksgiving activity that kids will love. This craft uses rectangles of different sizes to make a colorful turkey that’s easy to assemble.
Another great thing about this turkey craft is that it only needs a few basic supplies—many of which you probably already have at home. All you need is our free template, some crayons or markers, scissors, and a glue stick.
If you want to make it even more colorful, you can use the template to trace the shapes onto construction paper instead.
This rectangle turkey craft is easy, educational, and a lot of fun. Kids can learn about shapes and colors, while making something cute to display for Thanksgiving. You can hang the finished turkeys on the fridge, use them as table decorations, or give them as a Thanksgiving gift.
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Rectangle Turkey Supplies
- Free printable template (see link below)
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- Scissors
- Glue stick
How to Make a Rectangle Turkey
For a video tutorial for the turkey craft, please watch the YouTube video below.
Step 1: Print
First, print out the free rectangle turkey template. Please note the template is three pages. See link below.
Step 2: Color
Use crayons, markers, or colored pencils to add color to each part of the turkey.
If you’d like to use construction paper, you can skip coloring and instead use the template pieces as patterns to cut out from the colored paper. We used construction paper to make our turkey.
Step 3: Cut
Carefully cut out each piece.
Step 4: Glue
Now the fun part—putting it all together. Here’s how:
- Body: Start with the large square. This will be the turkey’s body.
- Face: Glue the eyes, beak, and wattle onto the large square to create the turkey’s face.
- Feathers: Next, glue the rectangle feathers around the sides and top of the square body. Arrange them in a fan shape to make a colorful tail.
- Wings: Glue one wing on each side of the large square body.
- Legs: Finally, attach the two small rectangle legs to the bottom of the large square.
Step 5: Add Details
To finish, draw toes on each leg to add a fun detail. You can even add extra designs or patterns on the feathers if you want your turkey to stand out.
Rectangle Turkey Craft
This rectangle turkey craft template is for personal use or classroom use only. It cannot be altered or sold. Click on the link below for the craft template.
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